Who is the ChiefHomeOfficer?

YOU are - or anyone who works from home. Whether you're a full-time 1099er, a corporate teleworking W-2er, a part-time eBayer, or any head-of-household handling family, finances and affairs from a corner desk - and in search of a little balance in the home office, then ChiefHomeOfficer's your destination.
Think of Chief Home Officer.com as LifeHacker meets the home office - no matter what home office you run. Entrepreneurs will discover SOHO 2.0 business insight. Teleworkers will learn leading-edge remote work strategies. will spot tips, tales and links on balance. And those considering making the leap into home officing will unearth equal parts reality and validation. Explore. Learn. Return.

The SOHO Sherpa…

ChiefHomeOfficer is your SOHO Sherpa - a guide to all the things that make the Small Or Home Office (SOHO) work. Since 1993, we've chronicled the work-at-home adventure. Today, the site offers honest and occasionally humorous insights, tips, tech/product reviews, and commentary that cut through the "Make Millions From Home" promise and just lay down the real skinny on a lifestyle people can work and live with.

Want to learn more? If you work from home, want to, or are a corporate marketer hoping to talk to those who do, email jeff [at] chiefhomeofficer dot com.

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How many times have you searched for an open electrical outlet to plug your cellphone or MP3 player into for a quick charge? Or for those ADD-afflicted digital denizens and home office workers among us, how many times have you searched for your misplaced cellphone or MP3 player? Solve two common digital dilemmas with one tool. The Socket Pocket from Perfect Curve ($10 for two) is a small plastic gizmo that, when assembled and installed, replaces the electrical outlet cover and provides a pocket for your digital devices (or your keys, wallet or anything else you’re prone to lose – maybe even your sanity). The image above shows the electrical wire tied neatly beneath the pocket; I tied it with a cable tie and slipped it into the pocket beside the phone. The cord’s nicely hidden, and the phone’s tucked in its place. Now, if only I’d remember to put my BlackBerry there…

(( This is an installment of News & Reviews – a new category at ChiefHomeOfficer.com. We’ll still offer insights into home officing. But now we’re reviewing products and services we believe can enhance the work-at-home lifestyle.))